Ashley's Goals for 7/31

1. Wash dishes
2. Clean fish tank
3. Clean out fridge; throw away old food
4. Work on freelance work for RIRTL
   

Goals for 7/31

1.)wash dishes
2.)fold and put away clothes
3.)look for a place to hang a clothes line
4.) hang sheets and make bed
5.)hang up pictures and put away little stuff around the house
6.) finish my list...
7.)put things on ebay

Meatloaf

I think I might add meatloaf to my 2 week menu. I never did add a 10th recipe for that...

http://recipes.bhg.com/recipes/recipedetail.jsp?recipeId=R090203

Menu 7/30-8/4

Monday: Tacos
Tuesday: Easy Chicken Crock Pot
Wednesday: Hamburgers
Thursday: Mexican Corn Bread
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Tuna Noodle Casserole

Goals for 7/18

1. Hang up signs about apartment Playgroup
2. Wash Diapers
3. Put away clothes on racks
4. Finish adding and cutting coupons (during naptime)
5. Make a dessert. Fudge? Grasshopper bars? Blueberry pie?
6. Call CVS about Lamisilk

Goals for 7/12

1. Bake Banana bread
2. Bake Granola
3. Bag some bread mixes
4. Wash Diapers
5. Olivia's Dr. Appt
6. PUT AWAY PAPERS THAT HAVE ACCUMULATED ON TOP OF OLIVIA'S PLAY KITCHEN - IT'S GETTING RIDICULOUS!!! :-P
   

Not long now!!!

I am bouncing off the walls with excitement, for TODAY is the day we leave!! We drive to Nashville and then tomorrow we will continue our journey to Indiana/Wheaton. Should be fun!!!

Things to do before we leave (we have about 2 hours):

1. Finish laundry (I think at this point, all we have to do is make sure everything is dry, then fold & put away)
   
2. Pull out and pack clothes, toiletries, etc. for the trip
3. Make sure we have everything collected in the living room
   
4. Pack car
5. Clean out cat box, put new litter in (pull out bags for Ann)
   
6. Finish washing dishes (a few pots & pans I didn't get to yesterday)
7. Ashley needs to shave her legs :-p
   

Think we'll be able to do it all?

Edit

The Balsamic & Onion Roast Chicken has now been illustrated.

Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Cheesecake!

Okay I really want to try this recipe for Chocolate-Dipped Strawberry Cheesecake that I came across on Laura's blog today. Mmmm.... it looks sooo good....

Things to do 7/11

Things to do before leaving to Indiana tomorrow evening:

1. Do laundry
2. Empty out car
   
3. Jera to the dog park (if it stops raining)
4. Drop housekey off at Ann's
5. Pack! Collect camping stuff, make sure we have enough room for everything including Bethany's stuff
6. Wrap present for Carrie & Curtis, sign card
7. Straighten living room (15 min. timer)
8. Make banana bread (if I don't get to it, do something with rotten bananas)
9. Wash dishes, straighten kitchen (30 min. timer)
10. Call Beth B. about getting together for lunch/dinner next weekend
11. Do something with peppers in the "garden"
12. Shave legs :-p
    

Oooh that's a lot of stuff I need to do... *wondering how it's all going to get done*

Edit

I added a picture to the Calzone recipe. Just in case you needed inspiration.

Goals for 7/11

1. Wash a load of laundry
   
2. Buy coconut
3. Bake German Chocolate Cake
4. Bake Granola
5. Order/buy Josh's b-day present
6. Vacuum

Also went above and beyond the call of duty by:

1. Depositing checks
2. Returning movie
3. WALKING (with both kids) to the bank, CVS, Walgreens, Krogers, and the Movie store.
   

Balsamic & Onion Roast Chicken

Yet another Pampered Chef recipe. Don't say I didn't warn you...

Ingredients:
1 large sweet onion, cut into 1/2-inch slices
1/4 c water
1 package (2.6 ounces) golden onion soup mix (2 envelopes)
1/4 c white balsamic or white wine vinegar
1 tbs olive oil
2 tsp paprika
4 garlic cloves, pressed
1 roasting chicken (4 1/2 - 5 1/2 lbs)

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut onion into 1/2 inch thick slices; arrange evenly over bottom of Deep Dish Baker and add water. Combine soup mix, vinegar, oil, paprika, and garlic.
2. Remove and discard giblets and neck from chicken cavity. Rinse chicken with cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat if necessary. Using pastry brush, brush soup mixture evenly over back side of chicken. Place chicken in baker, breast side up. Brush inside cavity of chicken with soup mixture. Tie ends of legs together with with cotton string. Lift wing tips up toward neck then tuck under back of chicken. Brush remaining soup mixture evenly over outside of chicken.
3. Cover chicken loosely with aluminum foil. Bake 1 hour, 40 minutes to 2 hours or until thermometer registers 180 degrees in the meaty part of the thigh and juices run clear. Remove foil during last 5-10 minutes of baking. Remove chicken from oven; transfer to carving board. Tent with foil and let stand 10 minutes before carving.
4. Remove half of the onion slices (about 1/2 cup) from baker. Remove meat from half of chicken. Wrap and refrigerate chicken and onion slices up to 4 days to be used for Chinese Chicken Pizza or Chicken & Broccoli Ring. (This step, of course, is completely optional)
5. Skim fat from juices and discard. Carve remaining half of chicken into thin slices. Serve chicken with remaining onions and pan juices.
   

Yield: 4 servings.

Goals for 7/10

1. Wash Diapers
   
2. Playgroup from 10-11:30
3. Library - exchange movies 11:30-12Actually forgot movies at home, but will renew and return next week.
4. Lunch with Daddy 12-1
   
5. Bake Banana bread
6. Krogers - need coconut

Menu 7/9-7/15

Monday - Tuna Noodle Casserole
Tuesday - Balsamic and Onion Roast Chicken
Wednesday - Chili Bread Bowls
Thursday - Chicken Broccoli Ring
Friday - Leftovers
Saturday - Gone
Sunday - Ham and Lentil Soup